Use the Connections Files plug-in for Notes

Use the Connections Files plug-in for IBM Notes to have easy access to your files or community files from the Notes sidebar.

The Connections Files plug-in lets you upload and access files from the sidebar of the Notes client. After installing the sidebar application we can:

• Upload files for our own use or to share with others.

• Drag and drop an attached file or a file from the desktop to Files.

• Drag and drop or copy and paste a file from Files to the desktop.

• Send an HTML link to a file.
• Search for people or communities.

• Sort files for easier browsing.

• Detach the Files window from the Notes sidebar.

• Open Connections Files in a browser.

What’s new in Connections v5?

• Lock files to prevent others form editing them.

• Use enhanced search to search the full directory for people.

• Uploading a file in Connections
  Add files to Connections Files so that we can store them or share them with others.

• Share a file
  Share a file with others using the Connections Files plug-in for IBM Notes.

• Lock files in Connections
  Lock files to prevent people from editing them.

• Search for files
  Use search criteria to find files by keyword, or associated with people or communities of interest to you. We can also sort the files to make browsing for a file easier.

• Opening Files in a new window or in a browser
  Access the full Files capabilities by opening Connections Files in a browser window or display the Files plug-in in a window that is independent from the Notes sidebar.

• Set IBM Connections server preferences for Files
  We can provide the Connections password or specify the address of the server in the Connections preferences page.

Parent topic:
Use plug-ins from IBM Connections in other products